Howard Schwartz Email & Phone Number

Greater Los Angeles Area

Hardesty, LLC is a national professional services firm that provides on-demand financial management executives to companies ranging from emerging growth to large public entities through a variety of flexible offerings. Our firm provides professional CFOs, treasurers, controllers and other financial management with deep operational management expertise.Our team is comprised of senior industry executives and recruiters with broad corporate, operational and professional services experience. We rapidly deploy effective, project-specific professionals who have been thoroughly vetted; they are experienced in project-based interim assignments, using a proven methodology. Our CFO partners, principals and professional staff are CPAs or MBAs, who have extensive experience as CFOs, VP Finance and Corporate Controllers as well as experience with Big Four or national public accounting firms. Headquartered in Orange County, California, Hardesty maintains offices in New York, Atlanta, Miami, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Irvine. Our national footprint allows us to deploy our resources effectively regardless of the engagement location.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Served as CFO for Brighton Collectibles, Inc. Brighton, with sales over $350M, is a privately owned manufacturer and retailer of a line of accessories featuring handbags, belts, shoes, small leather goods, watches, jewelry, home accessories, eyewear and luggage. Brighton products are sold through a network of nearly 6,000 largely family-owned specialty stores nationwide, as well as more than 150 Brighton Collectibles stores from coast to coast. Served as Chief Financial Officer for Roger Dunn, Inc. With 42 stores in high demand markets and over $138 million in sales, Roger Dunn is one of the largest golf retail chains in the U.S.Served as Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer for Bari Management, Inc., a $100+ million company that is one of the largest Burger King operators in the U. S. The company also owns the Original Roadhouse Grill, a chain of 15 casual dining restaurants, a real estate development company and a construction company. Also served as Chief Restructuring Officer the company’s Burger King operations and completed a restructuring and refinance of the company’s indebtedness which included the elimination of $20 million in long and short term debt and successfully emerged from bankruptcy.

Greater New York City Area